Exam 7: The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

In the Americas, which food was grown over a huge geographical area and became the staple grain for a large part of the Amerindian population?

The most significant achievement of the Chavin, according to scholars today, was

What was the location of the earliest Mesoamerican cultures?

Early Neolithic Native Americans lived in ____________________.

Term for identification: atlatls

____________________ was the land bridge connecting Asia and North America during the last Ice Age.

Term for identification: woodland civilizations

What are two examples of the animals the Andean people raised for food?

Which of the following is most descriptive of  the Amerindian civilizations during the Archaic Period?

In what major ways did North American and South American civilizations differ?

The Andean knotted cords used for calculating numerical data are known as ____________________.

The Chavin cult

Term for identification: Paleoindians

Trace the development of food production in the Americas.  Your answer should include plant and animal sources of food.

What was the most important crop in the Americas in ancient times?